Tire-carrier.



G. P. BATT.

TIRE CARRIER. APPLIOATIOF FILED APR.1,1909.

Patentd June 28, 1910.

INVENTOR.

lei/L ATTORNEY.

WITNESSES ED STATES PATENT OFFICE. L 1* i CHARLES F. BATT, 01 NEW YORK,N. Y.

TIRE-CARRIER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES F. BATT, a citizen of the United States,residing in the borough of Brooklyn, city and State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Im rovements in Tire-Carriers, of whichthe fol owing is a specification.

My invention relates to devices for conveniently and otherwiseadvantageously supportin s are tires as for automobiles, and

' isperticu arly applicable in the case of carryin r extra tiresonautomobiles. y

ile susceptible of various modifications, I have shown. a particularform of my invention in the accompanying drawings forming a part hereofand which is hereinafter specifically described.

In the drawings Figure 1 .is a side elevation showing part of anautomobile'with tire holder'attached; Fig. 2 is a fragmentary side Viewof an automobile showing frame, fender and modification in attachment oftire holder; Fig. 3 is a plan view showing tire holder and adjacentparts of an automobile; Fig. 4 is a View of the portion'of tire holderadapted to lock the spare tires; Fig. 5 is the locking band or clamp;Fig. 6 is a section through 6-43 of Fig. 5.

In the trated, A isa running-board of an automobile, B is the frame, Cis a mudguard or running-board extension. A frame comprises the standardor. vertical member E, supported by a baseD by means of aswivelin'g lockjoint 0. This standard is bent to a horizontal section'E,and at or nearthe turn or bend is a small staple or like member 71., which holds strapH inzplace. The horizon tal section E of the frame, which in this caseconsists of a tube, is surrounded by a sleeve G, which may be clamped toE by means of a split end on G locked by means of a. nut, thusconstituting a slip joint. The other end of the sleeve G being slit andsu plied with a nut constitutes a slip joint to ock it to the horizontalframe member F,'which is bent downwardly constituting the inclinedmember F, while at or near the bend there is attached 'a staple or likedevice It ada ted toguide and support strap H. The en of the inclinedframe member F is secured b :11

locking slip joint fto a bracket D',whic is articular form herewithillus Specification oi Letters Patent." Patented J une 28, 1910.Application filed April 1, 1909. Serial No. 487,154. v i i to thevehicle body or fartheraway depending upon whether one or more sparetime are to be carried between it and the vehicle body. :In Fig. 2, theslip joint fst the lower end of F looks that member to a bracketzD whichis attached to an inclined vehicle member,suchas the running-board ormudguard C. Y Located on the runnin -board substantially at the pointwhere t e spare tires will contact when in position, there is a clam Kwhich consists of a base k which is bo ted or screwed to therunning-board. At the end of this base is a pin securing means for theclamp band K. As shown in detail in Figs. 4, 5 and 6, the other arts ofthis clam include a cla-s K pivotec i to the other on of the base anforming between it and strap L a socket for the end of the band K topass through, while in this clasp L is located a pin 8 adapted toregister in one of the holes 0 in theend ofthe band K. This clasp L whenswung in position locks the end of the band K by means of the pin eregistering with-one of the holes 0 and also entering the main rtion ofthe clamp K, while pad-lock engaging the staple M secures the clasp L int e locking position. The

'number of holes 0 in the-band K permits' the accommodation ofdifi'erentsizes of'tires as desired. For a different number. of tires,for instance, to accommodate one or two spare tires I shift the place ofattachment of band K. As shown in Fig.

4, the ends k of the base members 70 are connected by a bar, whileattached to the end of band K there is a pm which enga es the inner sideof the enlar ments is. T is permits the band 'K to slid backward andpulled from under the bar connecting the two ends In, and when soremoved the end of the band K. supplied withholes is passed under theclasp member K and also under the transverse member In", and when pulledthrouglnthe pin at its other end engages the'enlargement's atthe'locking end of the base is, leaving the band K in the-dottedposition'and'so arranged it is suitable to snugly clamp a single spare tire.

The. standard or vertical member E 1s located at a suitable distancefromthe body of the vehicle to accommodate one or more tires as desired,while the horizontal frame sectionE' F'jcxteii s substantially parallelwith the body of "tilie vhicle, depending upon the nu1nbero ttirespiitced between the frame and the vehicle body. This horizontal section of the framemay be inclined toward the body by loosening the slipjoint 6 and turn-- ing in the horizontal frame member as de sired, andthen looking the standard in such swiveled position by means of the slipjoint 0, which then secures itagainst any further increment With respectto the base D. To permit this swiveling one of the joints 9 is loosenedand on deflecting the horizontal ineinber theyertical member F turns inits bracket pivot, as shown in the construction inhig. 1, while atthesame time the oint f is loosened to permit the slight turning of F inits socket. When the posltion cat the holder has been so changed, thesplit tube joints 9, f are again tightened, locking the carrier in itsposition to accommodate the number ot" spare tires desired.

The straps at or near the bends in the frame, located substantiallywhere the vcrlice] and l'iorizontal and inclined members niect, are ledaround the spare tires and secared, thereby holding the spare tirestightly strapped to the frame. 'lhese straps each secure the tires atalmost diametrically 013110 site points, while the locking clamp at thebase v aby clamping the spare tires at a poin J in theircircninit'crcnce, which, gt e l; raking, are almost equidistant and thusilect a very secure holding of the spare the or tires in thepredetermined olene.v it is desirable to hold thesctiresin apredetermined plane, not projecting too far "from the vehicle "where.they would catch on passing objects, and at the same time holding; themaway from any levers or 0 erating devices on the body of the antomo ile,so as to not interfere-With the movement of the operator in controllingthe machine. The location oi? the standard E will. holdthe in a ti 'zdposition free from the body, w c the it tnhc joints and front pivotedachet permit the forward part of the NW1? to be deflected as abovestated, so that J can boswnng close in toward the body nti g no obstrniion liable to engage no; objects. In some cases the spare .o may beclampci'l close to the side oi" the tires; are carried the forward endthe holder may be inclined to the vchiclcand thereby pat practically ont of the way, preseating no pro ect on on the side of the ves the" tiresat another point interbwiard, and for this 1 may provide tori-val .lstrap H drawsthc forward ject which might brush by, and so reventsimpact with the spare the which might in are it. l

By means of the adjustable j diets and the telescopic parts I can.i'nanu'facture my holder of one size, and when attached to anyparticular car'or other object,such adjusting means permit the adoptionof any diflerenco in arrangement andgproportions of the parts of the carand permit accommodating any different size or number of: tires asdesired.

"While I have referred to spare tires, it will be understood that sparewheels as well as other like objects, may be carried, while the holdercan be readily adapted in part or whole for the HCCOIHIHOElfitlOIl oiother objects as may be desired While I have shown and described a particnlar form ofmy holder for automobiles, my inventionis susceptible ofVarying con-- strnction and arrangement, and I do notmean to confine itto theparticnlar form shown or dcscrlbed, but i a What I claim anddesire to secure by Letters Patent is: w

1. A spare tire holder comprising a frame consisting of a verticalsection, a horizon tal section adapted for adj astmcnt to" a vehiole onthe outer side of the spare tire, a section of said new constituting acontinuation of the horizontal section and inclined in front of saidsparetire toward the vehicle frame, securing means on said. frame,bracketc to support said vertical section and said inclined section.

2. it. spare tire holder comprising" a frame consisting of a standardsection, a horizon- ,tal, section and inclined section and extensecuredto the running-board of an automo bile, a hand secured to one end ofsaid bracket and means for locking the other end of said i hand to amember sccurcd at lhe other end of said bracket to loclc a spare tireagainst rcmoval at one point, in combination with a 4:. In a spare tireholder, a bracket adapted to secure and look a tire comprising a flatbase, 21 flexible metal band pivoted to one end of said base and having11- plurality of holes at the other end, a spring clasp attached to theother end of said base and including 11 pin adapted t engage a hole insaid metal band, 11101111: for locking said clasp and holding said pinin engagement with said band, other n'1v111bers attached to said vehicleadapted to hold the spare tire in a p1'odeter111inod plane.

A spare tire holder comprising a frame consisting of :1 standardHPPHUI), 11v horizontal section, 1111 incliin-d section, adjustablejoints in said soot-ions whereby the holder may be arranged toaccommodate different sizes of tires and be attached to different 001151motions of ours.

' (3. In combination with a spare tire holder :1 damping-deviceincluding a base, a detachable metal band and. a pix'ot on said hand andrecesses on said base whereby said lmnd may be shifted 1o 11- plurelityof positions on said base.

This specification sigma-("l and witnessed this 25th day of March, A. Dll- 09.

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